Jew&#39;s-harp



Sept 18, 19.345v DEK-ELLR s'rAMEY 1,974,370

JEWS HARP Filed March 28, 1934 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 18, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application March 28,

2 Claims.

The invention relates to a musical instrument and more especially to a jews-harp of a multiple reed or tongue type.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of an instrument of this character,

wherein several vibratory tongues or reeds are arranged so that the user of the instrument may operate both tongues or reeds in the playing of such instrument and the same conveniently supported in the mouth of such user Without necessitating the holding of the instrument for the playing thereof.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an instrument of this character, wherein the same Y is readily reversible and the multiple tongues or reeds are susceptible of convenient actuation for the vibrating thereof and either one or all of said tongues or reeds may be manipulated at the option of the player of such instrument, the latter being held by the teeth Within the mouth without liability of interference with the vibration of the tongues or reeds of said instrument.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an instrument of this character which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and elcient, novel in its entirety, conveniently handled, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a jews-harp constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of a slight modification.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, particularly Figures 1 and 2 thereof, the musical instrument comprises a frame A which is formed from a metal rod bent on itself to provide the straight intermediate portion 5 and the reversely disposed arms 6, these being formed with loops 7 which are adjacent to the straight intermediate portion 5 and at opposite sides thereof and reversely extended. The arms 6 are spaced from the intermediate portion 5 and lie substantially parallel therewith.

Fitted with the loops 7 in any desirable manner are the vibrating tongues 8 and 9, respectively, these being reversely extended and lying 1934, Serial No. 717,824 (Cl. 84-375) between the intermediate portion 5 and the arms 6, with their outer free ends formed with rightangular terminals 10 to be engaged by the ngers of the operator or user of the instrument. Thus it will be seen that the instrument is equipped with multiple vibrating tongues or reeds and the same may be played concurrently, or independently of each other at the option of the user of the instrument.

The arms 6, intermediate thereof, are provided with attened substantially oval or ellipticalshaped bridge portions 1l, each having the outer corrugated countersunk surface 12 for the contact of the teeth of a person therewith when the frame has been placed within the mouth of such person for the playing of the instrument and the latter will be held firmly and securely in playing position, so that the hands of such person may be free for the actuation of either or both tongues or reeds 8.

'I'he bridge portions 11 of the arms 6 will permit a reversal of the frame for the holding of the same in the mouth of a user in reverse position and there being no liability of the slipping of the instrument from the mouth when the teeth are engaged with the surfaces 12 of the bridge portions 11 and at the same time the instrument will be properly supported for the convenient playing thereof, either by vibrating one or both of the tongues or reeds 8 of such instrument.

In Figure 3 of the drawing there is shown a slight modification of instrument wherein the arms 13 have the half-elliptical or oval intermediate bridge portions 14, each at the outer side being provided with the corrugated countersunk surface 15 and such surfaces l2 and 15 avoid slippage of the frame when the instrument is carried in the mouth of a player.

What is claimed is:

1. A jews-harp comprising a frame having arms on opposite sides of its intermediate portion, said arms being looped, bridges formed intermediate of said arms, and reversely arranged vibrating tongues fitted with the loops of said arms.

2. A jews-harp comprising a frame having arms on opposite sides of its intermediate portion, said arms being looped, bridges formed intermediate of said arms, reversely arranged vibrating tongues fitted with the loops of said arms, and irregular outer sides at said bridges.

DE KELLER STAMEY. 

